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• Supreme Court가 Voting Rights Act를 무력화하는 판결을 내린 지 불과 하루 만에 해당 주의 주지사와 검찰총장이 midterm 2026 primaries 연기에 착수 • Supreme Court 판결 이후 각 주들이 구역을 재획정하기 위해 서두르는 가운데 Louisiana는 primaries를 연기 • Louisiana 검찰총장 Liz Murrill과 공화당 주지사 Jeff Landry의 성명 중 일부:

• Mojtaba Khamenei는 Tehran이 ‘enemy의 수로 남용’을 제거하고 자국의 nuclear 및 missile 프로그램을 수호할 것이라고 밝혔습니다. • US politics live – 최신 업데이트 • Iran의 supreme leader는 strait of Hormuz 내 해운 통제권을 찬양하고 국가의 nuclear 및 missile 프로그램을 수호하겠다고 다짐하는 강경한 성명으로 최근의 침묵을 깼습니다.

• 2026년 4월 29일, 아이티와 시리아인을 위한 임시 보호 신분(TPS)에 관한 변론을 위해 수백 명의 인파가 미국 대법원에 모였으며, 대법관들은 해당 프로그램을 종료하려는 트럼프 대통령의 권한을 면밀히 심리했습니다. • 심리 보고에 따르면, 재판부는 추방 사면을 취소할 수 있는 광범위한 행정권에 대해 회의적인 반응을 보였습니다. • 이번 판결은 추방 위기에 처한 수천 명에게 영향을 미칠 수 있으며, 중간선거를 앞두고 이민 행정 조치의 한계를 시험하게 될 것입니다.

이번 판결은 투표 시 인종 차별을 방지하기 위해 마련된 조항을 무력화했습니다. 또한, 유가가 배럴당 $126를 돌파하며 2022년 이후 최고치를 기록했습니다. Good morning. US supreme court는 Louisiana의 선거구 지도에 대한 획기적인 판결을 통해 Voting Rights Act의 주요 부문을 무력화했으며, 이는 소수 민족의 투표권을 약화시킬 우려가 있는 US 민권법의 중대한 격변입니다. 의원들은 어떻게 반응하고 있나요? 현재 Alabama의 흑인 선거구에서 의석을 잃을 위기에 처한 Terri Sewell과 Shomari Figures는 이 판결이 국가를 “역행”시키고 있다고 비판했습니다. 판결은 어떻게 나오게 되었나요? 이는 John Roberts 대법원장과 Samuel Alito 대법관이 민권법을 후퇴시키기 위해 벌인 공동 캠페인의 결과입니다. Redistricting으로 중간선거 지도가 어떻게 바뀔 수 있을까요? US supreme court의 결정으로 중간선거 전까지 지도를 다시 그릴 시간이 거의 남지 않았지만, 양당이 현재의 redistricting 야망을 모두 달성할 경우 중간선거 지도가 어떤 모습일지 알아보았습니다. Continue reading...

• 대법원은 2026년 4월 29일, 루이지애나의 새로운 연방 하원 선거구도가 위헌적인 인종적 게리맨더링에 해당하는지 여부를 결정했으며, 이는 투표권과 선거구 경계에 관한 중대한 판결로 기록되었습니다. • Louisiana v. Callais 사건은 이전에 Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act에 의거하여 연방 법원에서 이의가 제기되었던 루이지애나의 2022년 재획정 연방 하원 선거구를 검토했습니다. • 이번 결정은 각 주가 2026년 중간선거를 준비함에 따라 전국적으로 진행 중인 선거구 재획정 분쟁에 영향을 미치며, 민주당과 공화당의 의석수 모두에 함의를 가집니다.

• 이번 판결은 Republican 주들의 선거구 획정권자들에게 선거구를 여러 조각으로 쪼개어 투표권을 무력화할 수 있는 권한을 부여합니다. • Voting Rights Act는 John Lewis의 피로 쓰인 정치적 평화 협약이었습니다. • Voting Rights Act 제2조의 상당 부분을 무력화한 US Supreme Court의 Callais v Landry 판결은, 정치적 평등을 위해 식당 카운터, 버스 정류장, 법원에서 인종차별주의적 백인 우월주의자들에 맞서 싸웠던 수천 명의 다른 미국인들의 피와 함께 그 역사를 지워버렸습니다. Continue reading...

• 대법원이 Voting Rights Act(투표권법)를 사실상 무력화함에 따라, 앨라배마의 흑인 의석을 대표하는 두 의원의 의석 유지 여부가 불투명해졌으며, 해당 의원들은 이번 결정이 미국을 “퇴보”하게 만드는 것이라고 말했습니다. • 수요일에 내려진 Louisiana v Callais 사건의 6 대 3 판결은 Voting Rights Act의 핵심 조항을 약화시켰으며, 이로 인해 공화당이 남부 전역의 소수자 다수 의석(majority-minority districts)을 없앨 수 있는 길이 열렸습니다. 이에 따라 Terri Sewell 의원과 Shomari Figures 의원이 위기에 처하게 되었습니다.

• 대법관들은 만장일치 판결을 통해 뉴저지주의 낙태 반대 '위기 임신 센터(crisis pregnancy centers)'가 제기한 연방 소송을 부활시켰습니다. • 수요일, 미국 대법원은 해당 시설들이 기만적인 행위를 하는지 여부에 대한 주의 조사를 방해하려는 뉴저지의 기독교 신앙 기반 낙태 반대 '위기 임신 센터' 운영자의 손을 들어주었습니다. • 대법관들은 만장일치로, 기부자와 의사에 대한 정보를 요청하는 주 검찰총장의 2023년 소환장을 문제 삼아 First Choice Women’s Resource Centers가 제기한 연방 소송을 부활시켰습니다. 앞서 하급 법원은 이 소송을 기각한 바 있습니다.

• 이번 사건의 핵심은 입법자들이 선거구를 재획정할 때 인종 요소를 어느 정도까지 고려할 수 있는가 하는 문제였습니다. • 미국 대법원은 기념비적인 투표권 관련 사건에서 루이지애나주가 연방 하원 선거구 지도를 다시 그려야 한다고 판결했습니다. • 'Louisiana v Callais' 사건의 쟁점은 흑인 유권자들의 대표성을 충분히 보장하기 위해 선거구를 재획정할 때, 입법자들이 인종을 고려하는 것이 어디까지 허용되는가라는 까다로운 질문이었습니다.

Case looks at whether Trump administration has authority to strip hundreds of thousands of immigrants of TPSThe supreme court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday over whether the Trump administration can strip the temporary protected status (TPS) of hundreds of thousands of Syrians and Haitians, under a program that has protected them from deportation due to safety concerns in their home countries.People with TPS are given the permission to live and work in the US because the government has deemed their home countries to be unsafe due to war, political instability or natural disasters. In the past year, the Trump administration has attempted to cut the program for various countries, opening the door to the removal of hundreds of thousands of protected immigrants in the US. Continue reading...

Lawyer for DoJ argued actions taken in public while in possession of a smartphone afforded no expectation of privacyThe US supreme court is considering whether sprawling warrants for smartphone location data infringe on Americans’ privacy rights and violate the constitution.Justices heard opening arguments in Chatrie v United States on Monday that concerned law enforcement’s reliance on so-called “geofence warrants” in difficult cases. The case was originally brought by Okello Chatrie, whose phone location data helped police in Richmond, Virginia, track him down after he robbed a bank at gunpoint and escaped with $195,000 in 2019. Chatrie pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, but his lawyers argue none of the evidence against him should have been admissible in court. Continue reading...

Redrawn map could flip up to five seats to Republicans as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of CongressThe US supreme court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the US House of Representatives, as Donald Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections.The move by the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, formalizes an interim decision it made in December to revive the map of US House districts in Texas. Continue reading...

Case centers on glyphosate, pesticide used in Roundup and other products that has been linked to cancer in some studiesThe US supreme court will hear arguments in a key pesticide regulation case on Monday, setting the stage for a ruling that could weaken the ability of consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks.The case centers on glyphosate – a weed-killing chemical used in the popular Roundup brand and numerous other herbicide products. The chemical has been scientifically linked to cancer in multiple studies, and was classified a probable human carcinogen by an arm of the World Health Organization in 2015. Continue reading...

Sabrina Crawford among those refused because of rule change, which now also affects children of immigrants born in ItalyIn 2025, after a long and arduous journey in her attempts to gain Italian citizenship, including a pivotal genealogical research trip to a village in Calabria, US-born Sabrina Crawford was hoping to fulfil her lifelong dream of building a life in Italy as she edged towards the final hurdle of the bureaucratic process.But her plans were scuppered when Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government enacted a law stopping access to Italian citizenship via distant ancestry. Since May last year, only those with a parent or grandparent who was an Italian citizen at birth, and who did not take on dual nationality, are eligible to apply. Continue reading...

The case is part of a messy legal dispute about a section of the Line 5 energy pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channelThe supreme court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an ageing pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Continue reading...

Schools say Colorado violated their rights by excluding them from state-funded program over admission policiesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe supreme court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded program over their admission policies.The court agreed on Monday to take up the appeal from St Mary Catholic Parish, which is supported by the Republican Trump administration. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Supreme Court announced opinions on the way as of April 17, 2026, shifting focus from the controversial shadow docket to merits cases. • Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized conservative colleagues in viral comments related to emergency relief requests from the Trump administration. • The emergency docket remains a flashpoint, underscoring deep ideological divides within the federal judiciary.

8-0 ruling gives companies new day in federal court after firms including Chevron ordered to pay millions for cleanupThe supreme court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana.The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740m to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Continue reading...

Risks from cancer and other diseases could be hidden with little accountability if justices favor big firms, critics warnThe US could face foreign attacks, food shortages and agricultural “devastation” if the supreme court rules against Monsanto in a closely watched case over pesticide regulation that is set for arguments later this month, according to a series of legal briefs supporting the company.In contrast, opposing legal briefs warn that if the court sides with Monsanto, consumers will be stripped of their rights to sue when they develop cancer or other serious diseases they attribute to exposure to dangerous chemicals. Companies will be able to hide product risks with little accountability, they warn. Continue reading...

In a spilling of the court’s divisions in public, Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh over a dissenting ruling on ICE raidsSonia Sotomayor, a US supreme court justice, issued an apology on Wednesday for her recent criticism of fellow justice Brett Kavanaugh, an unusual public mea culpa that underscores the continuing divisions within the nation’s top judicial body over its direction and actions in high-profile cases.Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh at an event in Kansas last week for an opinion he wrote in September concurring with the court’s decision backing roving immigration raids in California. Kavanaugh is one of the court’s six conservative justices, while Sotomayor is the senior member of the court’s three-justice liberal bloc. Continue reading...

Changes follow concern that original code created a legal minefield for organisations implementing itThe equalities watchdog has updated its guidance on how to implement the supreme court ruling on gender after the government requested changes to the original proposals submitted last year.In a statement, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said that after “feedback” from the government, as well as consultation responses and extra legal advice, it had made changes to what is officially known as the code of practice. Continue reading...

Democratic-backed candidate’s win to Wisconsin supreme court gives liberals 5-2 edge on courtHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin supreme court on Tuesday, giving liberals a 5-2 edge on the court.Shortly before his 8pm ET deadline for Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz, or face the death of its “whole civilization”, Donald Trump posted on social media that the US had reached a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran. Details of the agreement are still forthcoming and bombing continues across the region.Iranian officials will meet with the United States for talks beginning Friday. Pakistan, which brokered the ceasefire agreement, will host the negotiations in Islamabad.The Pentagon will hold a press briefing at 8am ET today. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are expected to attend.Some Democrats criticized the ceasefire deal, saying its terms, if true, would cede major concessions to Iran, including control over the strait of Hormuz. Others, including New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, called for Congress to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office after he “threatened a genocide against the Iranian people”.Several Republicans cheered the president’s decision, casting it as shrewd and tactical. “This is a strong first step toward holding Iran accountable,” said senator Rick Scott of Florida.Shelly Kittleson, the US journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad by the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah last week, has been released, said secretary of state Marco Rubio.Repulican Clay Fuller won Georgia’s special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House of Representatives. In line with special elections for Congress since the start of Trump’s term, his Democratic rival, Shawn Harris, overperformed. Continue reading...

• The Supreme Court issued a ruling clearing the way for the Department of Justice to erase Steve Bannon's January 6 conviction, reversing lower court obstacles to the administration's efforts. • The decision represents a significant legal victory for the Trump administration in its effort to address convictions related to the Capitol riot. • The ruling overturned a district judge's previous injunction that had blocked the administration's actions on the matter.

Liberals see chance to strengthen majority in state where Trump and allies could try to overturn election resultsWisconsin voters on Tuesday will select a state supreme court judge to replace an outgoing conservative in a race that could further solidify the liberal majority on the bench ahead of the midterms, when Trump and his allies could try to overturn election results again.Justice Rebecca Bradley, a conservative, is retiring, giving liberals a chance to further consolidate their hold on the high court ahead of the next presidential election, when the swing state is sure to see challenges to election results. Continue reading...

Veteran justice, 76, was treated for dehydration in March; a retirement would give Trump new chance to shape courtUS supreme court justice Samuel Alito was reportedly taken to a hospital after becoming sick at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia in March, further fueling speculation that Donald Trump could have more chances to shape the land’s highest court through new appointments.A CNN report said Alito was checked by medical staff and given fluids due to dehydration. He later returned to his home in Virginia that same night with his security detail. In the weeks since, Alito has resumed his duties, including participating in oral arguments. Continue reading...

Most justices seemed skeptical of the administration’s argument, despite Trump’s unprecedented appearanceIt was a surreal morning at the US supreme court.For more than two hours, the nation’s highest court considered arguments over whether Donald Trump – via an executive order – could tear down an idea that has been fundamental to the story and trajectory of the United States: that almost anyone born on US soil is an US citizen. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on April 1, 2026, that state bans on conversion therapy for minors violate counselors' First Amendment rights. • The decision overturns California's pioneering 2012 law and similar measures in over 20 states prohibiting practices aimed at changing sexual orientation. • Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion, emphasizing licensed professionals' speech protections in private counseling.

Some underscore Trump’s unprecedented court appearance as protesters defend 14th amendment rightAround 250 demonstrators packed the steps of the supreme court on Wednesday, chanting in defense of birthright citizenship as Donald Trump himself watched from the public gallery in an unprecedented appearance.Beija McCarter, an eighth grade US history teacher, and Noah Goldstein, a New Yorker who was also at last month’s trans rights rally, both arrived at the demonstration with little optimism about what the justices inside might decide. Continue reading...